About the Financial Award
Established in 2024, the objective of the Lillyn Teh Endeavour Scholarship is to inspire SMU’s brightest undergraduate students to immerse themselves in an enriching and experiential environment and achieve heights of academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- Full-time incoming freshman undergraduate enrolled in the degree programme with the School of Computing and Information Systems and who are committed to pursuing a second major offered by the University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
- Singapore Citizen
- Good academic results
- Demonstrated leadership and communications skills with record of CCA and/or community service involvement.
- Candidates are required to submit a personal essay during the admission process.
Benefits
- Scholarship shall have a total value of S$84,000 and tenable for 4 academic years, subject to continued observance of the required criteria (towards subsidised tuition fees and study-related expenses).
- Scholarship is bond-free
Application
If you would like to be considered for this scholarship, please indicate your interest in the Scholarship section of the online application form for admission. There is no separate scholarship application form.
Enquiries
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: admissions@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Dr Lillyn Teh has long been a strong advocate for education as the cornerstone of shaping future pathways for young individuals. With her background in Finance and Computer Science, both as an academic and a practitioner with diverse industry experience, she has witnessed how the blending of the two disciplines has provided unique perspectives, facilitating the application of different tools and concepts to classic problems and new challenges.
Dr Teh was very fortunate to have benefitted from her parents’ strong support and encouragement for her own educational journey and wishes to give back by enabling access to quality education which can help to realise the full potential of young people.
She believes very strongly that education is a catalyst for social mobility and economic prosperity and supports meaningful learning opportunities and initiatives that encourage curiosity, creativity and critical thinking. Ms Teh is committed to making a significant and lasting impact on individuals and communities in the University’s educational journey and seeks to make a difference in building a brighter future for generations to come.
Dr Teh previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Hawaii at Manoa, as well as managed Quantitative Research in Citigroup. Between 2008-2011, she was the Managing Director for Public Equities at NYSTRS (9th largest US pension fund) and responsible for US$60b in global equities. She is currently happily retired.
